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Title Sponsor for the
S.C.O.P.E. 2008
Poker Run in Long Beach CA
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| S.C.O.P.E. held its annual Christmas bash on
Thursday evening, December 6th and maintained the
proud tradition that was initiated in the beginning of 2001.....Awesome
participation!!!!!
The Claim Jumper in Fountain Valley was sold out as all 85 seats were
occupied. The throngs feasted on ribs, barbequed chicken, prime rib and a
host of other delicious appetizers...not to mention the fudge brownies,
cheesecake and carrot cake...and the best part of it all....it was
"All you can eat!" Captain Ron Songrath was Master of Ceremonies
and reviewed the 2001schedule of events...participation again being the
key to a successful year capped off with 142 registered boats at the Poker
Run.
Captain Ron informed the troops of the blockbuster events coming up in
2002...a kickoff party at Teague Custom Marine, the annual road trips to
Mead, Powell and San Diego along with the Arizona Hot Boat Poker Run. Go
cart night next year will be of the high performance variety...racing
suit, helmet and all. Many members will be attending the Miami Boat show
and make the annual trek to the Los Angeles boat show. Karen Lee is
putting together a three day Mexico trip aboard a cruise ship...there will
be countless lunch runs to Catalina and the Yard House in Long Beach along
with the Newport Back Bay float on July 4th. And of course, the annual
Scope Poker Run will be held August 23, 24, and 25 in Long Beach....that
is correct!!!!! A three day poker run this year...bigger and better
than ever...it looks like 175 boats will be the max, so that means it will
be a sellout...don't snooze on this one folks!!!!
 
  
   
    
     
As was the norm, there were a few awards presented to cap off the
night...the Golden Baton was brought out of mothballs and taken
from Pam Burns, and Jeff Cheng was once again permitted to put his hands
around the baton for running out of gas in his Cigarette Top Gun for the
World Record seventh time!!!! Although Jeff was not permitted to keep the
baton, he was presented with a the Perpetual Gas Can Award by his
loyal followers at OffshoreOnly.com. The next recipient was Wayne
Lee, the beloved Poker Run Director as he earned the Baton for the second
time by being the King Poodle and failing to show up for the October
charity run to Avalon. On a serious note, Wayne was also presented with
the annual Perpetual Good Guy Award for his hard work and
dedication in organizing the Poker Run....that award, he gladly accepted,
but, was still bitter with the Baton being handed to him. The final award
was the newest award....the Golden Poodle Cup Award...donated by
Rick Lemon, this award just goes to the person that has personal problems
and if you have ever seen next year's President Lu Lyall's white shirts,
it is not difficult to see that Lu's biggest problem is keeping sauce,
gravy, or beer off his shirt. Lu promptly thanked the crowd and proceeded
to spill a glass of water down the front of his shirt....the good news is
that Lu has vowed to wear more black shirts next
year which should greatly help the dry cleaning bill!!!!
Once again, another great year of S.C.O.P.E. activities came to an end.
Next year promises to be the best ever...if you have not been part of the
fun, it is not too late to be part of the premier social boating club on
the West Coast.
Captain Ron |
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